Ocho Rios
Travel Blogs from Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Jamaica gold medal 4x100m reaction
crowd reaction to watching the mens 4x100 metres in a burger king.. (olympics comes on early in the morning over here so not many bars open to add to the atmosphere) lots of "bah, bah, bah" lick shots and dancing including the burger king staff.. also ...
stingray city
what a mission it was to get to oracabessa, it took all day.. the bus back to ochi was pretty normal, driver going too fast and the whole bus overloaded, but the short drive on to oracabessa was worse, the driver really thought he was in a rally arcade ...
ENZO
... amazing life. His is amazingly handsome of course and will be hard to leave when my via expires. So the plan is to stay in Jamaica with him for three months, then head back to the UK via Asia, India and possibly Africa on the quick and meet back with him ...
round the world in 46 days
after a whirlwind tour of the earth i'm back in jamaica.. with my handsome son who i had left for far too long, sorry bubba.. now i'll try and catch up on all the draft entries... in between cuddles with my ...
Bollox to my dream
... can be thrown at me we managed to walk away from this crazy beggar, but it must have been a pretty strong "welcome to jamaica" for him. I left mobay yesterday in search of pastures new, i found myself in a small and charming but busy seeside town called ...
YaMon!!!!!!
... ride of potential death!!!! we went on Safari with a mad driver named Dennis (the menance!). He drove like Satan! Jamaica is fantastic, the weather is very warm but overcast. Starting early morning we traversed up the mountain through tropical forest ...
The actual honeymoon begins
We spent about a week at the Sandals Ochos Rios Resort. We hung out at the swim-up bar, went for a sailing trip to the Margaritaville at the Ocean Village, got a couples massage, and generally relaxed. I went out on a hobie catamaran and ...
Day 4 - Wow what a day
We disembarked at Ocho Rios ( 8 rivers), Jamaica to utter mayhem, total tourbus gridlock in the port. Eventually after many hairaising near misses we got on our tour to go horseriding - IN THE SEA ! I was so excited. The tour was run from an old ...
Bob Marley pilgrimage
... on a price and it was worth it. Both, the driver and the tour. What a peaceful ride through the green hills of Jamaica. And despite being very touristic, the Bob Marley Mausoleum felt to me like a special place, there must be something, it was touching ...
Check "climb the falls" off our bucket list
... we get to sleep in a little bit before our Pirate Adventure in Grand Cayman tomorrow. Adelle Juice’s Corner TODAY we went to Ocho Rios in Jamaica. While we were there, we went to the Green Grotto caves… Dunno if I developed a fear of bats or ...
Jamaican travelling
And after staying in the nest for a week it was really hard to leave again :-( Last evening we had heavy rainfalls and power outage for hours, so went to bed early. Morning nice weather again, walked down to the crossroad to get on a route taxi to the ...
Jamaica - March 2000
... trip to Jamaica. This country is where my family are from and I finally went to see this country where I spent 2 weeks (which was far too short) seeing Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril and Oraccabessa. I celebrated my birthday there and it was like ...
Blue Mountain Trip
... than 300 inches each year, which provides water to half of Jamaica's population. Together with the John Crow Mountains, this area is Jamaica's last remaining rainforest where many rare and exotic plants can be found. At times along the hike I wish I had ...
Oh my, Ochi!
... well here it is: 1. Reading material (books, magazines, and newspapers) 2. Earth friendly, natural products like shampoo, toothpaste, etc: Jamaica has some problems with the environment, so I'd like to help any little way I can. 3. Jump rope, yoga ...
Give Thanks
... along the rock wall as we careened down the road. In my volunteer life, I often see these buses traveling down Main St. in Ocho Rios carrying "whitees" to and from their plush hotels. (excuse my sarcasm) I wondered what it was like for them to look down ...
365 days
Greetings to my dear friends and family. As I write this, it is about 7:30am in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. One year ago today, June 1, 2005 I left. Nothing else needs to be said, I just felt I needed to publicly acknowledge the time I was able to ...
Back to reality
... 't believe I've been here for 6 months and at my site for 4 months. I remember saying in a previous entry that I would miss Jamaica while I was home, well I didn't think about it enough to miss it. I had a great visit at home, spending the holidays ...
One Year
Greetings from Jamaica, Its official, one year has past since I arrived in Jamaica. I don't think I need to remind you all how fast the time has gone. My one year anniversary was marked by the arrival the new group of trainees, Group 77, who arrived ...
Ya Mon
Our first port of call: Ocho Rios, Jamaica. We left the ship after noon and had to be back on board by 5:30, but the shore excursion we chose made the most of that brief time. Our first stop was Shaw Park Gardens, a pretty spot on the hill ...
Our first trip to Jamaica, March 2009 Ya Mon!
... margaritaville was ok, it was still early in the night, about 930pm. they took our picture by the big parrot sign that says ocho rios jamaica and i bought it for 10 bucks. (((bill will scan this picture at work, then ill show it toyou. love the pic). but ...
My day at the beach
... and swam, the drops of water on his long black locks flickering in the sunlight. I smiled to myself, because I was witnessing Jamaica, One Love, the beautiful blue ocean and the beautiful dark people. Moments like those inspire me to live more, try to ...
PICTURES!
Hi Friends and Family, I hope you are all doing well. Is it getting cold where you are? Well, if you need a break from the snow and cold weather in a couple of months, you are welcome to visit me here in the sun and warmth that lasts 365 days. ...
Italian Charm with a Caribbean vibe.
... pool was installed, incorporating a replica of the famous Dunn's River Falls. At the time, the pool was the largest in Jamaica. Watersports When we stayed here in 2007, I really got to know several of the watersports staff. Just like other Sandals ...
Jamaica
OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA. Horse riding at Cukka cove, Climbing Dunns River falls and generally having a blast living it up in ...
Blue Mountains NP - Wild Flower Lodge
... ; For more information about the Blue Mountains and for help in planning a trip, check out the following websites. http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/jamaica/bluemo.html http://www.jamaicans.com/tourist/thebluemountains.shtml Safe ...
